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Alexander Calder’s Words Collected in New Book from No More Rulers

No More Rulers has released Calder-isms, a new book that highlights the wit and wisdom of Alexander Calder, the American sculptor best known for inventing the "mobile." Named by his friend Marcel Duchamp, Calder’s hanging sculptures brought movement, balance and color into modern art in unseen ways.Edited by Larry Warsh, the book collects Calder’s words from interviews, writings and other sources, showing the same inventive and playful spirit that defined his work. “Why must art be static? The next step in sculpture is motion,” he once said. On titles, he joked: “A title is just like the license plate on the back of a car.”Other lines reflect his humor and outlook: “Bad taste always boomerangs,” and his belief that mobiles—though without meaning or utility—were “simply beautiful.” With ‘Ca...

‘Atlas’ Brings Glen Luchford Into Full Focus at 10 Corso Como,

Summary10 Corso Como will present Atlas, the first solo showcase dedicated to British fashion photographer and portraitist Glen LuchfordOpening on September 25, the site-specific presentation will feature editorial, commercial and personal works spanning the last 30 years10 Corso Como is ringing in Milan Fashion Week with Atlas, the first solo exhibition dedicated to the work of British fashion photographer and portraitist Glen Luchford. Conceived and designed by the artist himself, the show takes a deep dive into Luchford's creative vision – something he calls a "visual orgy" – where his most iconic shots meet personal captures, outtakes and a never-before-seen installation.Curated by Alessio de' Navasques, Atlas takes us back to the '90s — the decade launched his career. From early shots...

‘Sake and a Dream’ Brings Global Artists Together Around Bobu

Summary'Sake and a Dream' opens Sept 12 at Zepster Gallery, Brooklyn11 artists reimagine Bobu the Bean Farmer with limited prints availableThis fall, Zepster Gallery in Brooklyn will open its doors to Sake and a Dream: Artists’ Exploration of Bobu, a playful yet considered exhibition centered on a character beloved in anime and digital art circles. The show debuts September 12 and brings together 11 artists from across the globe who interpret Bobu the Bean Farmer, a sake-drinking figure rooted in Japanese cultural motifs and the decentralized anime universe of Azuki.Curated by @digitalemissions, co-founder of @leagueoto, the exhibition marks his first independent curatorial project. Paintings and sculptures on view will merge digital sensibilities with traditional craft, each one refractin...

EDITION Brings Derek Ridgers’ Ibiza Lens to El Silencio Residency

SummaryEDITION spotlighted photography and culture with a two-week pop-up at El Silencio in IbizaThe program was anchored by a rare collaboration with renowned photographer Derek RidgersThis past August, EDITION spotlighted photography and culture with a two-week pop-up at El Silencio in Ibiza, anchored by a rare collaboration with renowned British photographer Derek Ridgers. Known for capturing subcultures and nightlife across decades, Ridgers presented images from his celebrated book KU Ibiza 1984. The work, published as a limited-edition zine for the occasion, lined the walls of the gallery space, framing the residency with the energy of the island’s golden age of hedonism.From August 15 to 31, the project transformed El Silencio’s pool deck into a reflection of EDITION’s signature aest...

Take a Closer Look at HAUS NOWHERE SEOUL

GENTLE MONSTER's parent company, IICOMBINED, has officially opened HAUS NOWHERE SEOUL in September 2025.The space, which also serves as the company's new headquarters, is an experimental retail project operating under the concept of “a space found nowhere,” breaking away from conventional retail paradigms. Spanning three floors, HAUS NOWHERE SEOUL unites all of the IICOMBINED brands under one roof, including GENTLE MONSTER, TAMBURINS, ATiiSSU, NUDAKE and the newly launched Nuflaat.Perfume brand TAMBURINS debuted its new collection "Sunshine," and visitors of HAUS NOWHERE SEOUL can immerse themselves with the collection in matching outfits thanks to the Sunshine AI Twin Look photo experience. ATiiSSU, which opened its second store at the space, unveiled its latest Tracker Collection headwea...

Anish Kapoor and Arata Isozaki’s Inflatable “Ark Nova” Touches Down in Switzerland

SummaryThe Lucerne Festival in Switzerland is currently staging a music series housed within Anish Kapoor and Arata Isozaki's inflatable “Ark Nova” concert hallPart sculpture, part architectural intervention the piece, defined by its mobility and structural flexibility, was created in 2013 as a symbol of resilience“Ark Nova,” the first inflatable concert hall designed by Anish Kapoor and the late Arata Isozaki, has taken shape in Switzerland for the occasion of this year’s Lucerne Festival. For the next several days, the massive purple bloom will play host to a range of classical, jazz and folk concerts, for a one-of-a-kind experience of music and art.First unveiled at the festival’s Matsuhima edition in 2013, the project was born in the aftermath of the Fukushima earthquake as a symbol of...

Teen Prodigy Andres Valencia Partners With Legendary Paris Print House

SummaryPartnering with Paris’s historic Mourlot Editions on a limited edition printsHis first museum exhibition is planned for early 2027 at Museo Jumex in Mexico CityThirteen-year-old San Diego painter Andres Valencia has partnered with Mourlot Editions, the storied Paris print house founded in 1852 that once produced lithographs for Picasso, Matisse, Chagall and Miró. Known as one of the most respected studios in the history of fine art printing, Mourlot rarely works with contemporary names, making this collaboration a serious marker for Valencia’s young career.The release includes three prints, Woman, Samurai and Commander, each measuring 22 by 28 inches. The works are produced using Mourlot’s traditional techniques, carried on by generations of master printers. Editions are available i...

Jamie Wyeth’s Intimate Portraits of Andy Warhol and Rudolf Nureyev To Display at Schoelkopf Gallery

SummaryFirst major solo show unveiling hidden 1976–77 portraits of Andy Warhol and Rudolf Nureyev by Jamie WyethThe exhibition runs from September 12 to October 17, 2025 at Schoelkopf Gallery in New York CityJamie Wyeth's Portraits of Andy Warhol and Rudolf Nureyev marks Schoelkopf Gallery’s first major solo exhibition of the artist’s portraiture. Nearly fifty years after his late wife Phyllis Mills Wyeth tucked these works away following the 1976 Portraits of Each Other show, this remarkable cache of silken realist renderings emerges for the first time. On display are Wyeth’s intimate studies of two 20th-century luminaries: Pop Art pioneer Andy Warhol and ballet icon Rudolf Nureyev — each revealing the painter’s profound kinship with his subjects.The exhibition revisits Wyeth’s exchange w...

‘Too Sweet’ is The Perez Bros’ Ode to Creative Community

SummaryLos Angeles-based twin artist duo The Perez Bros present toO sWeeT, a group exhibition honoring the artistic voices that have shape their communityNow on view at Thinkspace Projects through September 27, the exhibition features 50 artists working across mediumsTwin artists Alejandro and Vicente Perez, better known together as The Perez Bros, are raising a glass to the friends and fellow artists who fuel their practice in a new exhibition on view at Thinkspace Projects in Los Angeles. Curated by the duo, the show gathers paintings, sculptures, photographs and mixed-media works from 50 names for a heartfelt tribute to their artistic community.Titled toO sWeeT, the show takes titular cues from a hand gesture popularized in the 1990s by wrestling faction New World Order. What began as a...

New Banksy Mural Hits London’s Royal Courts of Justice

SummaryBanksy has revealed a new painting on the side of the Royal Courts of Justice building in LondonThe mural, which depicts a judge coming down on a protest with a gavel, is thought to be linked to the recent protests against the government's ban on Palestine ActionShortly after the artwork appeared, it was covered up by authoritiesA new Banksy piece has surfaced in central London and, in true Banksy fashion, is already drawing major controversy. On Monday morning, the anonymous graffiti artist took to Instagram to authenticate the work, simply captioning it with its location: the Royal Courts of Justice.Painted on the exterior of the Queen's building, the mural depicts a judge garbed in full regalia striking down on a protester with a gavel, blood splattering across the placard.While ...

Tate Modern Announces ‘A Second Life,’ the Largest Tracey Emin Survey to Date

SummaryTracey Emin will open her largest-ever exhibition at Tate Modern from February 26 through August 30, 2026A Second Life features over 90 works from her over four-decade-long practice, spanning video, sculpture, painting, installation and neonThe exhibition focuses in on Emin's raw approach to self-expression and the body, alongside her confessional artworks that reshaped the idea autobiography in the contemporary art landscapeTate Modern has just announced the opening of A Second Life, the largest-ever exhibition dedicated to the genius of Tracey Emin. Running from February 26 through August 30, 2026, the show brings together over 90 works, from her most notable works to never-before-seen pieces, shining a light on the voice that changed autobiography in art forever.Lauded for her co...

Nina Chanel Abney Paints a Portrait of the New, Strange Normal

SummaryNina Chanel Abney's Now What? Or What Else? will be on view at Perrotin Paris from September 6 through October 11Her first show with Perrotin since announcing her representation, this latest body of work explores what it means to survive amidst emotional aftermath of chaos and the shared experience of disaster that has come to define our everydayThe future feels closer now — uncertain, uneasy and not nearly as far as we once thought it to be. Our times are some defined by collapse, not as a singular rupture, but rather a low, drowning hum that undergirds the everyday.Enter: Now What? Or What Else?, Nina Chanel Abney's forthcoming solo debut at Perrotin Paris, fresh off her representation by the French gallery. In this new suite of works, Abney turns her attention towards dysfunction...